Wyden gives up

He managed to talk for five hours or so, he says he'll be back to fight this fight another day. Reid, Dem minority leader (NV), says we have seen that the other side will not let this amendment come to a vote.

Quorum call, after call terminated, that Sen Cochran be recongined. It's over at 15:26.

Domenici said amdt. wouldn't do anything, wouldn't save taxpayers any money, would only change the thresholfd. Frankly I can't tell what the hell is going on.